Secure navigator menus

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You need the admin rights to use this feature.

Menus allow administrators to create and manage navigation items within the application. Each menu item can be associated with specific privileges to control access.

Only users whose roles contain the required privileges will be able to view and access the corresponding menu items. This ensures that application navigation is restricted according to the user’s assigned permissions.

Administrators can create, manage, import, and export menu configurations to facilitate configuration management, backup, or migration across environments.

Manage the menus

To manage the navigator menus, perform the following:

1. In the KAIZEN studio console, on the left panel, click Access Controller > Menus.

   The Access Controller/ Menus page displays.

   

2. From here, you can create new menus, import or export menus, assign privileges to a menu, and so on. Each row in the table provides the following actions under the Actions column:

   • View: Opens the menu details in read-only mode.
   • Edit: Opens the menu details for editing.
   • More: Expands a dropdown with additional actions: Add, Assign, Deactivate, and Export.

Create a navigator menu

1. In Access Controller/ Menus, click Create.

2. In the Create Navigator window, provide the details:

   

   The following table describes each field from the window above:

   Field	Required	Description
   User Domain	Yes	Displays the user domain for the menu.
   Name	Yes	Enter a unique, system-readable name for the menu.
   Html Id	No	Enter a reference ID for the menu.
   Display Label	Yes	Enter the label that will be displayed in the navigator.
   Path	Yes	Enter the URL path for this menu.
   Passing Data	No	Add key-value pairs to pass data to the target page. Click + Add to add more entries, or click the delete icon to remove an entry.
   Target	No	Select the target page that opens when the user clicks the menu.
   Collection	No	Select an icon collection for the menu, e.g., KAIZEN.
   Icon	No	Select an icon to display next to the menu label.
   Priority	Yes	Enter the display order for the menu. Items with a lower priority appear first.
   Status	Yes	Select whether the menu is Active or Inactive.
   Menu Group	No	Enter the menu group for the menu.

3. Click Save.

Search menus

To search for menus, perform the following:

1. In Access Controller/ Menus, enter or select the search criteria.

   Field	Description
   User Domain	Displays the user domain for the current session.
   Name	Search for menus by their navigator name.
   Display Label	Search for menus by the label displayed in the navigator.
   Path	Search for menus by their URL path.

2. Click Search to find the result.

Add menu item

To add a child menu item under an existing menu, perform the following:

1. In Access Controller/ Menus, select the menu that you want to use as the parent menu.

2. Click More, then click Add.

   The Create Menu Item window opens. The Parent Name field displays the selected menu.

3. Enter the menu item information.

   Field	Required	Description
   User Domain	Yes	Displays the user domain for the menu item.
   Name	Yes	Enter a unique, system-readable name for the menu item.
   Html Id	No	Enter a reference ID for the menu item.
   Display Label	Yes	Enter the label that will be displayed in the navigator.
   Parent Name	No	Displays the selected parent menu.
   Path	Yes	Enter the URL path for this menu item.
   Passing Data	No	Add key-value pairs to pass data to the target page. Click + Add to add more entries, or click the delete icon to remove an entry.
   Target	No	Select the target page that opens when the user clicks the menu item.
   Collection	No	Select an icon collection for the menu item, e.g., KAIZEN.
   Icon	No	Select an icon to display next to the menu item label.
   Priority	Yes	Enter the display order for the menu item. Items with a lower priority appear first.
   Status	Yes	Select whether the menu item is Active or Inactive.
   Menu Group	No	Enter the menu group for the menu item.

4. Click Save.

Assign privileges to a menu

To assign privileges to a menu, perform the following:

1. In Access Controller/ Menus, open the Menu Assignment window using one of the following methods:

   • Select the menu and click Assign at the top of the page.
   • Click More on the same row as the menu, then click Assign.

2. In the Menu Assignment window, review the selected menu and its user domain.

   The window contains the following sections:

   Section	Description
   Assigned Privileges	Lists the privileges that are currently assigned to the menu.
   Available privileges	Lists the privileges that can be assigned to the menu.

3. Use Search in either section to find specific privileges.

4. To assign privileges, select the privileges from the list of available privileges and click Add.

   The selected privileges appear in Assigned Privileges and are assigned to the menu.

Deactivate a menu

To deactivate a menu, perform the following:

1. Click More on the same row as the menu, then click Deactivate.

2. In the confirmation dialog, click OK.

   A success message will confirm that the menu has been deactivated. The menu status will change from Active to Inactive.

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After the deactivation, you have the option to reactivate it by clicking More > Activate.

Export menus

To export a menu, perform the following:

1. In Access Controller/ Menus, select the menu you want to export.

2. Open the Export function using one of the following methods:

   • Click Export at the top of the page.
   • Click More on the same row as the menu, then click Export.

3. The Confirm window pops up, asking for confirmation. Click OK.

   An XML file containing the selected menu information will be downloaded in your browser.

Export all menus

To export all menus, perform the following:

1. In Access Controller/ Menus, click Export All.

2. The Confirm window pops up, asking for confirmation. Click OK.

   An XML file containing the information of all menus will be downloaded in your browser.

Import menus

To import menus from an existing XML file, perform the following:

1. In Access Controller/ Menus, click Import. The File Explorer window opens.

2. Browse to the XML file that contains the menu information. Click Open.

   A message will pop up, showing the import is successful.

Expand or fold menus

To expand or fold menu items, perform the following:

1. In Access Controller/ Menus, click Expand.

   All folded parent menus marked with > are expanded, and their sub-menu items will display.

   The Expand button changes to Fold.

2. Click Fold to hide the sub-menu items.

   The sub-menu items are folded back under their parent menus, and > appears in front of each parent menu that contains sub-menu items.

Last updated on 21 Sep 2026